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Christa Pike now walking after failed US execution, lawyer tells BBC
Christa Pike is "up and walking" while in hospital after last week's botched attempt to execute her in the US state of Tennessee, a member of her legal team says. Pike, 50, who was sentenced to death after murdering Co…
Acclaimed Indian actor Nana Patekar dies aged 75
Nana Patekar, an acclaimed Indian actor and filmmaker known for his fiery performances in Bollywood films and theatre, has died aged 75. Patekar died of a suspected cardiac arrest, the Press Trust of India news agenc…
Veteran Indian actor Nana Patekar dies at 75
Veteran Indian actor Nana Patekar, known for his intense performances and distinct dialogue delivery, has died at the age of 75 in Goa, his son Malhar told BBC Marathi. One of the most recognisable faces of Indian cine…
Trump threatened Iran could strike U.S. cities, a claim the White House and Pentagon deny as credible. This rhetoric aims to portray the administration as weak…
Maiduguri, Nigeria – When Musa Abdullahi Wakawa learned that his wife and seven-year-old son had been abducted, disbelief quickly gave way to fear. Then came …
What we know about Russia’s suspected plague case Russia has dismissed media reports of a second suspected case of pneumonic plague in Siberia, as the World H…
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) says one of its posts on the Lebanon-Israel border was targeted by small arms fire, with no casualties rep…
The World Health Organization says it wants more information on what caused the death of an employee at a Russian plague research lab. Russia says the woman di…
The bacteria that causes bubonic plague. Science Source hide caption The ancient word "plague" is back in the headlines. NPR's Russia correspondent Charles M…
It's neither a joke nor fake news but a real report from earlier this week: Donald Trump has backed down. On Monday, the US president announced that a series o…
Canada says it will indefinitely suspend plans to expand its medically assisted dying law to people whose sole condition is mental illness, citing a lack of co…
The latest iteration of Saudi Arabia's defense deal with Turkey and Pakistan, the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, is taking shape amid the country's escalating …
As the sky began to lighten over Israel's border with Gaza on Wednesday, the people of Kfar Aza moved silently towards the armoury at the centre of the kibbutz…
The European Commission wants to inject new momentum into its enlargement process , which has seen some candidate countries waiting for decades to join. Alban…
